It took Great Britain forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu just two games to get back into the swing of things as he returned to competitive action in Turkey after missing 6 months due to shoulder surgery.
On Tuesday Mensah-Bonsu made his debut for Beskitas in the EuroChallenge, beating BG Göttingen 96-59, and finishing with a 21 point-9 rebound performance.
The 28 year old Londoner had 14 points and six rebounds in the first quarter alone, and played just 26 minutes in total, going 8/9 from the field and 5/8 at the line.
Talking to FIBA about his performance, he said:
“It was my second game. I just wanted to come out and play with energy and intensity, so my teammates could feed off my energy.
“I am new here and want to establish myself. I just want to help the team in any way possible.
“I do whatever the coach wants me to do, I am not trying to fill up the shoes of the players we had before. I’m just coming here to do what I can do best.”
Pops made his team debut in an 86-67 regular season loss to Banvit BK at the weekend where he had 13 points and 7 rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench.
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